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 mSpice‐AMatlabbasedcircuitsimulator ProjectAdvisor(s):RoniKhazaka,McGillUniversity,[email protected];, ProjectDescription Inthisprojectyouwillcontributetoamatlabbasedcircuitsimulator.Anumberofrelatedprojects areavailablethatrelatetodifferentaspectsofthesimulator. 1.DevelopingDCsolutionfunctionalityincludingmethodsforimprovingconvergencebasedon Homotopyandothertechniques.Oneteamof2students. 2.Developingnonlineartransientanalysisfunctionalityusinglinearmultistepmethodswithstep‐ sizecontrol.Oneteamoftwostudents. 3.Developingfrequencydomainanalysis,includingfrequencyresponse,sensitivityanalysisand noiseanalysis.Oneteamoftwostudents. 4.Developingsupportforcommercialtransistormodelsandotherothercomponentmodels. Multipleteamsof2studentseachhandlingdifferentmodels. 5.Developingsupportforsteady‐statenonlinearanalysisusingtheHarmonicBalancemethod.One teamoftwostudents. 6.AnumberofrelatedprojectsgearedtowardsHonoursthesesareavailable. AllstudentsinvolvedinthisprojectareexpectedtotakeECSE472orECSE597inFall2018inorder tohavethenecessarybackground.  Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab  Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students),HonoursThesis(singlestudentworking alone) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:2students  

 Speech‐to‐textforsubtitles ProjectAdvisor(s):XavierKronströmRichard,Radio‐Canada,xavier.kronstrom.richard@radio‐ canada.ca;, ProjectDescription Theprojectconsistsofcreatingaprototypeofaspeech‐to‐texttoolappliedtoaudioandvideothat generatestextfilesatthesametime.requestin.srtformat).Theprototypeaimstoanswerthe question:howtoautomatetheFrenchtexttranscriptionofvideoandaudiocontent?The prototypeaimstodeepennewtechnologiesallowingcontentpublisherstoquicklygenerate subtitletranscriptsfromaudioorvideofiles,enhancinginterpretationgapsthroughacombination ofAPIsaswellasmanualinputfromtheeditors. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab RCLabisRadio‐CanadaDigitalR&Dteam. Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:4students  

 Searchengineforaudioandvideomedia ProjectAdvisor(s):XavierKronströmRichard,Radio‐Canada,xavier.kronstrom.richard@radio‐ canada.ca;, ProjectDescription Theprojectconsistsofcreatingaprototypeofasearchengineforaudioandvideo.Thetoolwould bebasedonaspeech‐to‐texttechnology.Theprototypeaimstoanswerthequestion:how journalistsandeditorsmightbeabletosearchaudioandvideocontentusingvoicerecognition? Theprototypeaimstodeepennewtechnologiesallowingcontentpublisherstosearchinaudioor videomedia. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab RCLabisRadio‐CanadaDigitalR&Dteam. Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:4students  

 Facialrecognition ProjectAdvisor(s):XavierKronströmRichard,Radio‐Canada,xavier.kronstrom.richard@radio‐ canada.ca;, ProjectDescription TheprojectconsistsofcreatingaprototypeofatoolbasedonafacialrecognitionAItofacilitate theworkofvideoediting.Theprototypeaimstoanswerthequestion:howtohelpeditorsand journaliststooptimizetheirvisualresearchinavideoeditingperspective?Theprototypeaimsto deepennewtechnologiesinfacialrecognitioninQuebecandCanadiancontexts,particularlywith topicsfromtheworldofpolitics. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab RCLabisRadio‐CanadaDigitalR&Dteam. Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:4students  

 WebbasedtoolforschematiccaptureandCircuitikZsupport ProjectAdvisor(s):RoniKhazaka,McGillUniversity,[email protected];, ProjectDescription CircuitikZisaLaTeXpackagethatsupportsdrawingcircuitdiagramsinLaTeXdocuments.This packageis,howeverhardtouse,anditisnoteasytoeditpreviouslydrawncircuits.Theaimofthis projectistodevelopasoftwaretool(preferablyawebapp)thatprovidesagraphicaluseinterface fordrawingcircuits(spicelikeschematiccapture)andautomaticallygeneratesCircuitikZcodethat canthenbeincludedinaLaTeXdocument.Asanexample,asimilartoolexitsforgeneratingLaTeX tables:https://www.tablesgenerator.com,althoughthecircuitproblemisamorecomplexone. Dependingonthesizeoftheteamwecanconsiderotherfunctionalitysuchasspicenetlist generation,andautomaticgenerationofaschematicfromanetlist. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab  Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:4students  

 QuantumComputingfor3DImaging ProjectAdvisor(s):DerekNowrouzezahrai,McGillUniversity,[email protected];, ProjectDescription Recentadvancesinrealizablequantumcomputing,bothonhardwareandinsoftwaresimulators, hasopenedupthearenatomanysoftwaredevelopmentAPIsthatallownon‐expertstoimplement andexperimentwithquantumcomputerprograms. Thegoalofthisthesiswillbetosurveythelandscapeofthesetools,andthenuseasuitable quantumSDKtodevelopseveralquantumvariantsoftraditionalcomputergraphicsimaging algorithms. Inanutshell,we'dliketoimplementa3Dgraphicsengineona(simulated)quantumcomputer. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab TheGraphics&ImagingLabatMcGillinvestigatesthemathematicalandnumericalsimulationof real‐worldphenomenainvirtual3Dworlds.Wefocusonrealisticlightingtechniques,butalsowork oncomplexfluidsimulation,3DimagingforVRandmachinelearning‐basedsolutionstothese problems.Thelabwebsiteishttp://gfx.lab.mcgill.caandProfessorNowrouzezahrai's(theDirector oftheGIL@McGill)websiteishttp://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~derek/ Preferencewillbegiventostudentswithsomekindofappliedbackgroundinfoundational computergraphics,whetherthey'veobtaineditindependentlyorthroughthecomputergraphics coursescurrentlyavailablethroughMcGill:COMP557,ECSE446/546and/orCOMP559. Typeofproject:HonoursThesis(singlestudentworkingalone) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:1student  

 Turbodega‐DigitalizationfortheSmallStores ProjectAdvisor(s):JulioCastaneda/DanielFranco,McGillMBA‐2Student, [email protected];ProfessorDanielVarro,[email protected] ProjectDescription TurBodegaisborntoimprovesmall‐grocerystores’competitivenessinemergingcountriesthrough digitalization.Wewilldisrupttheconventionaldistributionchannelthroughaplatformthat enablessmallgroceryretailerstoimprovetheiroperation’sefficiencythroughthreeenablers: 1. Accessmorecompetitiveproductpricesdrivenbyordergrouping. 2. Deliveryandlogisticsoptimization. 3. Bettercredittermsforproductordersperriskpoolingandsharing. ThefirstpilotofTurbodegaisexpectedtobelaunchedinMexicoorPerubytheendofthisyear. Thecurrentchallengeistodeveloptheinitialversionofthesoftwareapplicationdesignedaround theuserexperiencefromtheownerofasmall‐grocerystorepointofview.Werequireaneasy‐to‐ useappthatallows: 1. Businessoperatorstoregistertheirdailysalesinaverysimpleandintuitivemanner 2. Efficientinventorymanagement,calculateoptimalproductordersizebasedonstore’sales 3. Dashboardandweeklyreportsaboutbusinessperformance 4. Designandefficientwayofgroupingorders 5. Integratemanufacturerstoreceivegroupedproductorders 6. Integrateamicrofinanceinstitutionforcashmanagementandloanallocation 7. Integrateadistributorpartnerfordeliveryorpick‐uporders  Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab TurBodegaaimstosolveacriticalsocialchallengeinemergingcountries:Millionsoflow‐income women,eldersandvulnerablesegmentsofthepopulationstruggletofindajob.Theironly alternativeistoopenasmallgrocerystoreintheirgaragestoprovideanextraincomefortheir families.However,thedevelopmentofnewconveniencestoresas7‐Elevenisforcingthemtoshut‐ down,astheycannoteffectivelycompeteagainsttheirmorecompetitiveprices,technological operationandfinancialstructure. TurBodega’smissionistohelpfamiliesimprovetheirincomebybringingtogethermicrofinance institutions,productmanufacturersanddistributorpartnersinasingleecosystemthatprovides independentstoreswiththesame,andevenmorecapabilitiesbiggercompetitorshave.Turbodega isthepowerhouseofbusinessintelligenceanddevelopmentthatbringsmodernizationtothe traditionalmarket. TurBodegawasfoundedbytwoMcGillMBAStudents.DanielFranco,Peruvian,hassolidconsulting andfinancialexperience.HefoundedasuccessfulsocialbusinessinPerubeforemovingtoCanada. JulioCastaneda,Mexican,workedfor7yearsveryclosetoindependentstoresinMexicoand developedadistributionmodelforUnilever.Hehassolidexperienceinmarketingandsalesforthe Fast‐MovingConsumerGoodsindustry. Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:3students  

 Electro‐OpticPolymerModulators ProjectAdvisor(s):YannickD'Mello,McGillUniversity,[email protected];DavidPlant, [email protected] ProjectDescription Theinternetofthings,clouds,clusters,streaming,andcommunicationsplaceincreasingdemands onthenetworkhardwarethatsupportsthem.Thisprojectdevelopsnanoscaledevicesto manipulatethelightattheendsoffiberopticcablesbyusingorganicsmartmaterialscalled electro‐opticpolymers.Theirsolid‐statepropertiesenablethemtooperateatnear‐instantaneous speeds,andthereforeofferanalternativetoconventionalopticalmodulatorsthatusep‐n junctions.Thetechnologyhasthepotentialtodoubletheefficiencyofdatatransmissionswhile maintainingthesamedevicesize.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit: https://www.yannickdmello.com/activity/stem/eop/ Thisprojectofferstheuniqueopportunitytogainhands‐onexperienceinthefieldsofelectro‐ optics,nanotech,smartmaterials,andpolymerchemistry–allwithasteeplearningcurveandhigh barriertoentry.Nopriorexperienceisexpected.Weworkcloselywithourteamsandarealways availableforhelpandguidance.Toapply(asateamofminimum3),pleasesendoneemailwithall transcripts(unofficial)andresumes(pdf),andallteammatesCCed. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab http://www.photonics.ece.mcgill.ca/Plant/Plant.html Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:4students  

 ArtificialMuscleActuation ProjectAdvisor(s):YannickD'Mello,McGillUniversity,[email protected];DavidPlant, [email protected] ProjectDescription Artificialmusclesystemsareextremelyusefulintheassistanceofweakenedlimbstoreducethe consequencesofproblemslikeParkinsons,aging,orALSandinallformsofroboticsrequiring movementsuchasmanufacturingorsurgery.Wedevelopartificialmusclefibersusingasmart materialcalledanelectroactivepolymer.Thegoalistobuildalightweight,energyefficient exoskeletonthatcanbewovenintoclothingandunobtrusivelyenhancemovementorprovide resistancetraining.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit: https://www.yannickdmello.com/activity/stem/eap/ Thisprojectoffershands‐onexposuretopolymerchemistry,solid‐stateactuation,microscopy, dielectricphysics,additivemanufacturing,andsystemsdesign.Nopriorexperienceisexpected. Weworkcloselywithourteamsandarealwaysavailableforhelpandguidance.Toapply(asa teamofminimum3),pleasesendoneemailwithalltranscripts(unofficial)andresumes(pdf),and allteammatesCCed. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab http://www.photonics.ece.mcgill.ca/Plant/Plant.html Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:4students  

 LightMappinginPhytoplankton ProjectAdvisor(s):YannickD'Mello,McGillUniversity,[email protected];DavidPlant, [email protected] ProjectDescription Phytoplanktonarefoundinallbodiesofwaterandhaveevolvedintoover150000different species.Theirproliferationandrobustnessisusefultoforensicsciencesanddrugdeliveries,and theirlightharvestingtechniqueshavethepotentialtoimprovetheabsorptionefficiencyofsolar panels.Thisprojectaimstostudyandapplytheiruniqueabilitytoslowdown,redirectandshare light.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:https://www.yannickdmello.com/activity/stem/flm/ Thisprojectoffershands‐onexperiencewithphotoniccrystaldesign,worldclassmicroscopyand opto‐mechanicalmanipulationtechniques,andsimulationsoftwareforbandgapanalysis. Understandingofquantummechanicsorelectronic/photonicbandstructureishelpfulalthoughno priorexperienceisexpected.Weworkcloselywithourstudentsandarealwaysavailableforhelp andguidance.Toapply(asaanHonorsproject),pleasesendoneemailwithyourtranscript (unofficial)andresume(pdf). Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab http://www.photonics.ece.mcgill.ca/Plant/Plant.html Typeofproject:HonoursThesis(singlestudentworkingalone) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:1student  

 WearableMovementSensors ProjectAdvisor(s):YannickD'Mello,McGillUniversity,[email protected];DavidPlant, [email protected] ProjectDescription Wearedevelopingaportableandwearablesensingsystemtocaptureandstoremovementand muscleactivityonasmartphone.Theprojectdevelopsanovelsystemtoobtainanin‐depthview intohowweuseourmuscles,andhowthistranslatestomovement.Weareworkingonaplatform todigitallysharetechniquesrelatedtoactivitieslikedancing,sports,martialarts,playingmusic, exercise,andhumaninteraction,oraidinmuscularrehabilitation.Formoreinformation,please visit:https://www.yannickdmello.com/activity/stem/kis/ Theprojectworkinvolvesmicroelectronicsdesignandtesting,textileelectrodemeasurement,app development,signalprocessing,andsystemintegration.Nopriorexperienceisexpected.Wework closelywithourteamsandarealwaysavailableforhelpandguidance.Toapply(asateamof minimum3),pleasesendoneemailwithalltranscripts(unofficial)andresumes(pdf),andall teammatesCCed. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab http://www.photonics.ece.mcgill.ca/Plant/Plant.html Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:4students  

 Incorporatingstochasticdynamicsofphotovoltaic(PV)generatorsinpowersystemstability study ProjectAdvisor(s):XiaozheWang,McGillUniversity,[email protected];XiaozheWang, [email protected] ProjectDescription Withthegoalofestablishingamoresustainableenergyfuture,thepenetrationofvarious renewableenergysourceshasbeencontinuouslygrowing.Particularly,solarpowerisanticipated tobecometheworld'slargestsourceofelectricityby2050.However,thevolatilenatureofsolar powerresultsinstabilityconcernsonthesecureoperationofpowergrids.Forinstance,asudden shadowingofthephotovoltaicgeneratorsduetocloudinessmayresultininstabilityofasmall microgridwherebackupsupportfromconventionalpowerplantsisinsufficient.Theaimofthe projectistoincorporatestochasticityofPVgeneratorsinpowersystemstabilitystudyandevaluate theimpactsofthevariationofPVonsystemstability.Thestudentisexpectedtostudypower systemdynamicmodel,builduptestsystemsinpowersystemsimulationsoftware,e.g.,thePower SystemAnalysisToolbox(PSAT),andrunextensivetimedomainsimulationsforstability assessments.Thestudentwilllearntherelevantknowledgeonpowersystemmodelingand dynamicstabilityassessments,andgainhands‐onexperienceworkinginpowersystemanalysis software. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab  Typeofproject:HonoursThesis(singlestudentworkingalone) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:1student  

 Microwavemonitoringofbreasttissues ProjectAdvisor(s):MilicaPopovich,McGillUniversity,ElectricalandComputerEngineering, [email protected];MilicaPopovich,[email protected] ProjectDescription Themainbackgroundknowledgerequiredforthisprojectisfundamentalsofelectromagnetics.The projectrevolvesaroundasystem‐levelapplicationinbiomedicalengineering.Low‐power microwaveshaveshownpromiseforfrequentbreastscreening,allowingforsafe,cost‐effective detectionforearly‐stagetumourdetection.ThegroupofProf.Popovichisdevelopingaprototype, withresearchrequiredinallsystemcomponents:theantennadesignandtesting,antennaarray arrangement,controlelectronics,designofawearable,signalanalysis,constructionof sophisticatedalgorithmsforsignalprocessingandanomalydetection.Thestudent(s)willbe workingwithagraduatestudentteamandparticipatinginoneormoreorthesetasks,depending ontheneedanddevelopmentstage.Thedeliverablesare,inadditiontotheonesrequiredbythe program,areporttobefiledinthelabforreferenceoffutureresearchersand,attheendofthe semester,aninternalpresentationtotheresearchgroupabouttheaccomplishmentsandfindings. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab  Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students),HonoursThesis(singlestudentworking alone) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:2students  

 DataVisualizationinJAMScript ProjectAdvisor(s):M.Maheswaran,SOCS/ECE,[email protected];, ProjectDescription JAMScriptisaprogramminglanguageforInternetofThingswithcloudand/orfogcomputing backendsthatisdevelopedatMcGill.Itisaproof‐of‐conceptresearchprototype.Themajorgoalof thisprojectistodevelopdatavisualizationsupportintothelanguage.Thecurrentprototype alreadyhasaworkingdatavisualizationextensionsotheprojectwillworkwiththatoneasthe startingpoint.Itwillperformasystematicanalysisoftheexistingextensionandcreateaproper design.Forexample,inIoTdatavisualizationcanbequitedemandingbecausethedevicescan streamoutlotofdataandveryhighspeeds.Thedesignwilllookintotheseissuesandensurethat thedataishandledinthebestwayandfutureenhancementsforthearchitectureareidentifiedfor possiblefollowonresearchprojects. Oncethedesigniscreated,itneedstobeimplementedinJAMScriptandtested.Becauseadata visualizationframeworkalreadyexistswithbasicfeatures,theanalysisstageshouldclosely examinethecurrentframeworkandcreateadesignthatreusesmostofthecurrent implementationandtakesisforwardinacoherentway.Herearesomeofthehigh‐level requirementsfortherevampingoftheexistingdesign.Theframeworkneedstoworkwiththe three‐levelJAMScriptdesign,useE‐chartsfordatavisualization,needtouseJAMScriptdesign featurestoreconfigureon‐the‐flyasthesystemconfigurechange.Theteamneedstohavevery goodknowledgeofJavaScriptandexposuretoE‐chartscouldbehighlybeneficial.Studentsshould bewillingtolearnJAMScript.Canbefoundathttps://citelab.github.io/JAMScript. Descriptionofcompany/Researchlab  Typeofproject:DesignProjects(teamsof2‐4students) IncaseofDesignProject,teamsize:3students  

 UnifiedToolsetforJAMScriptJob‐Control ProjectAdvisor(s):M.Maheswaran,SOCS/ECE,[email protected];, Pro...